twin1983

I have a 2005 max with factory hids can someone tell me what kind of lenses are on the projector? Are they clear or something else? And what kind of projectors are they. Thanks

Muhib

They are E55 bixenon projectors with fresnel lens. They are not clear and that is why our cut off is not really blueish purple like 04-05 TSX.

I love oem hids.....oem goodness!

twin1983

thanks bro i jus orderd the cbi osram 5000k bulbs should i get clear lenses or keep what i have? is tsx lenses better then ours?

Muhib

post pics after you change to new bulbs. Actually take before and after, for comparison. If the cutoff becomes sharper and little bit bluer, then keep em projectors stock. If no change, I guess you could swap with 3" clear lens. TSX lens is smaller at 2.5".

Examples of 3" clear lenses are STI-R and ZKW-R.

MaxFiyah

i like my tsx headlights 10x more than my 03 maxima headlight idk if they change the technology from 03 to the 6th gens but my tsx is a whole lot clearer. just my .02

Muhib

6th gens have bixenon projectors but 5th gens have reflectors

hero782

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Get the ZKW-R clear lenses for the E55 projectors. I have that same exact set-up and love it. And of course the TSX set-up is better than the 03 Maxima. TSX uses projectors and 03 Maxima uses reflectors.

twin1983

ok i'll post pics 2m heard those zkw-r are really nice. hope i still have the same color flicker. what makes the flicker the bulb or the projector

twin1983

is it hard to change lenses on the 6th gen max

hero782

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Trust me you'll get way more color with the clear lens and cbi combo. Here's the color my produced

MaxFiyah

man u guys making me want to change my head light set up

twin1983

ok ima order the lenes is it hard to change them that looks sick bro

hero782

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Hardest part is dremeling out the rivets holding the foreground limiter. Pretty easy.

06BlckMax

It's easier to just bend the metal a little bit and the lens slides right out and then bend it back

Genes1s

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ZKW-R is good but ZKW OEM is even better.

TL with OEM ZKW at 120. The purple shows up, the blue will show up at 130'. This would produce intense color flicker. The further the beam can be focused with sharp color band the more intense the flicker is. Intense means fast color flicker, makes you think they have disco ball inside the headlight. Sharp color band depends on how precise the cut off shield is, the bowl that produces overall hot spot, and the clear lens quality.

twin1983

Thanks guys one more thing is it hard to take the plastic off of the headlight?

UniqueMax

Heat it up all around with a heat gun.Oh don't forget there's 2 screws behind.Take em off before you heat it up and pry it open.
One question tho..why you wanna open it just for that?My advice is,if you do,go all out.Change that ugly yellow reflector to a white one, put some angel lights,leds,carbon fiber,black it out,whatever you could do to make it stand out.That's my opinion and what I did,if the lens is the only thing that bothers you,ain't nothing wrong on opening it up just for that .Good luck

twin1983

I jus got my cbi osram bulbs. I was told to order the zkw-r Lenses to have better performance. Then another person told me to get the zkw oem Lenses there better then the zkw-r Lenses. Where can I get that clear side marker at? what do you think which Lense should I get? Know where to get the zkw-r from but can't find the zkw.

twin1983

Where can I get the zkw T.L OEM lenses from?

06BlckMax

Clear side marker has to be custom made

UniqueMax

Home depot.Florescent lightning COVER.
-Get that cover and paste your stock reflector and cut it(wheel cutter,dremel).
-Get a silver reflector vinyl sticker(eBay or graphic vinyl shops).
-Place vinyl behind the custom cut reflector.
-Done
You can do it without the vinyl too.But it won't reflect and it will be kinda transparent (you will see the chrome through)

twin1983

Ok know where I can get zkw's from?

joecurr

What are you taking the headlight lens off for? If you have OEM HID's, you don't have to remove the front lens, the projector pulls out through the back. 6 screws and it's out (2 for the heat shield, 4 for the projector).

twin1983

Thanks joecurr that saved me a lot of time bro

Muhib

wow interesting....any idea if the projectors could be upgraded to FX-R?

twin1983

My car won't start sound like the starter. Where is the starter? Is there anything I can do to try an start the car. Did this once before but it started back up any sugg?

joecurr

No problem. Only the halogen headlights need to be opened to replace the projector.

Possible? Yes. Easily? No. The only direct swap projector would be the EvoX-R since it was based on the E55, same mounting points and everything. You can even move the foreground shields from the Maxima E55's to the EvoX-R's. Also, the FX-R lenses are 2.5" compared to the E55's 3", so that will have to be taken into account as well. If you want to use other projectors, you will have to open the headlight and modify the projector mount.

Muhib

So EvoX-R is a direct swap even without opening the headlight? Would bixenon still work?

joecurr

Yes it's a direct swap. It's the same size and shape as the Maxima E55 projectors, so they both can fit through the rear opening. The only thing that MIGHT have to be done is reversing the high beam solenoid wires. I noticed they were reversed of what ours are, and I asked theretrofitsource if the polarity mattered and they said yes. The only other thing is transferring the foreground shields, my belief is the projectors are recessed so deep in the headlight that the foreground shields are required to prevent too much light from hitting the bottom reflectors directly in front of the projectors. I currently don't have the shields installed and I noticed that head on my lights are a bit too bright, probably because of glare from those reflectors.

Oh, and another thing, because they are aftermarket projectors, you MAY need to do a little tweaking to get the full potential out of them.